sallied

past tense of sally

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sallied
Verb
  • Fox immediately jumped back in on the top power-play unit.
    Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Boise State came out of halftime down 32-22 and jumped into a quick 5-0 run.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 16 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Angel tackled darker themes than its predecessor while still maintaining the quippy lightness that makes Joss Whedon’s masterpieces, well, masterpieces.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Skeletor is a legendary comic book villain, but nothing Leto hasn't tackled before.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The French Football Federation’s social media team captured his return to Clairefontaine, where he was shown sharing an embrace with Deschamps moments after crossing the famous chateau’s threshold.
    Tom Williams, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
  • The cosmic whirlpool was captured in stunning video and appears to have been created by the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket booster falling back toward Earth, according to experts.
    Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Thomas wrote a dissenting opinion, to which Alito also attached his name, and assailed the court majority for refusing to hear Alabama's case.
    Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The high-drama scene the mayor will be walking into is hardly his first time being assailed over immigration.
    Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Sullivan, 56, was charged with first-degree unlawful restraint, cruelty to persons and first-degree reckless endangerment.
    Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Darnell Jones is also charged with felonious assault and abduction, according to court records.
    Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • As the graph below shows, Bournemouth have primarily attacked down their left flank this season, with the axis between Dean Huijsen at left centre-back, wing-back Kerkez and winger Antoine Semenyo proving crucial.
    Carl Anka, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Canada attacked more fervently afterwards .
    Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The original suit also ensnared the Harvard Club of New York, where lawyers for the women allege Toback was a frequent customer, often taking his victims there for meals and drinks before attacking them.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The legislation changes how the law describes the federal government and the legislature’s view of Second Amendment rights, in an effort to sidestep the legal problems that ensnared the 2021 law.
    Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Sallied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sallied. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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